Best everyday makeup essentials and starter sets

Start with the Complete Baked Starter Kit (8 PC) — it's the most complete one-step kit here: foundation, blush, bronzer, highlighter and three eyeshadows in natural finishes, so a beginner gets a whole everyday face without buying pieces separately. It's also the best-rated of the kits.

Who the others suit:

• Cult Classics Full Face Kit (6 PC) — if you want a colour corrector and primer included, for a more polished base.
• Baked Starter Kit (3 PC) — the simplest, most compact route if you already own brushes and just want the core face products.
• Makeup Made Simple Kit (3PC) — if you want lots of eyeshadow and blush shades to experiment with on a small budget.
• Baked Balance-n-Brighten Essentials Kit (2 PC) — if you only want foundation and one extra, in light-to-medium natural coverage.
• Fresh & Hydrated Face Essentials Kit — skincare prep rather than colour, a good add-on if your base always looks patchy.

Skip the multi-tool "Hero Kit" — it's a bike tool, not makeup.